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Brittany Ellich

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Senior dev @github.com| Speaker & educator | Talking accessibility, refactoring, AI & career growth | Host of Overcommitted | The Balanced Engineer | Building sustainable careers in tech | brittanyellich.com #pdx

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 6h

A clip from the next episode of @overcommitted.dev releasing Tuesday October 21, where the Overcommitted crew got to sit down with a very familiar face 👀

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 23h

Check it out at: open.spotify.com/episode/0w4T...

Ep. 29 | Building Search Infrastructure Developers Actually Want to Use with Don MacKinnon

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 23h

"Engineering is the easy part. Convincing investors? That's a totally different problem." @donmackinnon.dev on going from CTO to founder at Searchcraft. The transition from builder to business leader - new episode of @overcommitted.dev out now! 🎙️ #startups #founder

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 1d

I realized I never posted this comic on Bluesky and now I know why 😂 (max of 4 images). But here it is, sorry for the TikTok link 😅 www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8A9xGf1/

TikTok - Make Your Day

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 1d

I'm sorry I should have added a trigger warning 😅

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 1d

You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.

A computer desktop with entirely too many things saved on it.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 1d

I usually ask myself "what would I put in this prompt if I was explaining this task to someone on their first day of work" and that seems to strike the right balance in my experience!

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 1d

Vibe programming? Vibe developing? I feel like programmer and developer are often terms used in place of "not quite engineers but close"

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 2d

For real. I can get SO MUCH DONE now in so little time. If I had these powers before having kids I would be unstoppable.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 2d

😂 yes probably. That and old.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 2d

Gosh ain't that the truth 😅

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 2d

Parenting is basically just a study in getting up immediately after you finally got to sit down.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 3d

New app idea: something that will coordinate outfits for family photos. Plan something that fits, is available and can be delivered before the photo date, and looks good together in a particular setting.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 3d

The lights work and the aborvitaes are out! 💪 Turns out rainy weekends are a great time to go to the dump since no one else is crazy enough to be doing yard work right now.

Hardscape lighting lit up on a retaining wall

Hardscape lighting lit up on a retaining wall in front of a blank spot on the fence where there used to be arborvitaes

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 4d

Plans for the weekend:

Couch! Couch! Couch! Couch! Couch!

Could not be more excited.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 4d

These colors are incredible!

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 5d

“Everyone has pain points they encounter every day. Solve for the problems you know.” - @donmackinnon.dev founder of Searchcraft shares why building for your own problems leads to better products. New episode of @overcommitted.dev drops Tuesday 🎤 #devtools #startups

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 5d

Lights added, capstones on! Just some wiring left to do and then we hired folks to come in and take care of the grass and backfill 😁 it's nearly done y'all, what a journey

Capstones on the 85 foot behemoth of a retaining wall

Another view of the retaining wall

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Don MacKinnon @donmackinnon.dev · 7d

Excited to chat with @brittanyellich.com and the @overcommitted.dev crew today!

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 7d

😂 it is exciting times over here. Lessons in DIY projects I'm totally unqualified for.

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 7d

Updating for anyone keeping track of this project. Done with gravel and laying bricks ✨ next step: lights and capstones

An 85 foot by 2 foot retaining wall made of gray bricks

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Rick Turoczy @turoczy.bsky.social · 8d

Really been looking forward to this conversation with @bradhe.net (Thanks to @brittanyellich.com and crew for making this happen! And thanks so much for the shoutout 🙏) www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2G2...

Ep. 28 | From Engineer to Entrepreneur with Brad Heller

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Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 8d

🎧 New @overcommitted.dev podcast is now live! Hear from @bradhe.net, Co-founder and CTO of @tower.dev about how to build an impactful career, and many other insights!

Check it out at overcommitted.dev/ep-28-from-e... or anywhere you get your podcasts!

Brittany Ellich @brittanyellich.com · 9d

Another sneak peak for the conversation tomorrow on the @overcommitted.dev podcast with @bradhe.net , co-founder and CTO of @tower.dev !

Excellent advice for any senior engineer looking to improve their craft 👏

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Sarah Drasner @sarahedo.bsky.social · 9d

💥 did a small drawing explaining the JS execution model including the event loop. I hope it’s helpful to folks. Debugging is always easier when the underlying implementations are understood.

Drawing explaining the JS execution model and event loop